·      The following are dates for public hearings regarding the draft EIS/EIR for the loop road: June 9, 9:30am Tahoe Transportation District board; June 14, 9:30am, TRPA Advisory Planning Commission; and June 28, 9:30am TRPA Governing Board. All meetings are at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency office, 128 Market St., Stateline.

·      El Dorado County Republican Central Committee will be celebrating Armed Forces Week, honoring local veterans, at a spaghetti feed on May 18 from 5:30-8pm at the Rescue Community Center, located at 4180 Green Valley Road. Tickets are $15 per person, $5 for children 8 and younger. Call Todd White at 530.417.0807 for tickets.

·      Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the week.

·      Gov. Jerry Brown appointed James O’Rourke, 46, of Shingle Springs to the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.

·      Great Gatsby Living History Festival at the Tallac Historic is Aug. 12-13. For more info, go online.